{"product_id":"cougar-crossing-how-hollywoods-celebrity-cougar-helped-build-a-bridge-for-city-wildlife-9781534461857","title":"Cougar Crossing: How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the amazing true story of P-22, the wild cougar living in Los Angeles, in this inspiring picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eP-22, the famed \"Hollywood Cougar,\" was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for him to leave home and stake a claim to his own territory, he embarked on a perilous journey--somehow crossing \u003ci\u003esixteen lanes \u003c\/i\u003eof the world's worst traffic--to make his home in LA's Griffith Park, overlooking the famed Hollywood sign. But Griffith Park is a tiny territory for a mountain lion, and P-22's life has been filled with struggles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResidents of Los Angeles have embraced this brave cougar as their own and, along with the scientists monitoring P-22, raised money to build a wildlife bridge across Highway 101 to help cougars and other wildlife safely expand their territories and build new homes--ensuring their survival for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meeg Pincus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beach Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534461857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511554 \/ Cougar Crossing: How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2021 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeeg Pincus, MA, has been a nonfiction writer and editor for over twenty years. In addition to being an author of children's nonfiction and informational books, she is a humane educator who inspires students to care for people, animals, and the planet. Meeg lives in San Diego. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally from New Mexico, Alexander Vidal studied cultural anthropology and spent time living in Africa and Asia before starting his career in illustration. Travel, exploration, and a love of animals and wild spaces continue to drive the themes of his work. He is the illustrator of the board book \u003ci\u003eSo Many Feet\u003c\/i\u003e; nonfiction family activity book \u003ci\u003eI Love Birds!: 52 Ways to Wonder, Wander, and Explore Birds with Kids\u003c\/i\u003e; and picture books \u003ci\u003eCougar Crossing!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Just You and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrapped in the Tar Pit\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a graduate of ArtCenter College of Design and lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119507697709,"sku":"9781534461857","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_e3728030-b8bd-409e-998f-1fbe07331033.jpg?v=1756228550","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/cougar-crossing-how-hollywoods-celebrity-cougar-helped-build-a-bridge-for-city-wildlife-9781534461857","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}